Nakoda deploys IBM's Smarter Computing soln

BANGALORE, INDIA: IBM announced that Gujarat-based Nakoda Limited implemented its Smarter Computing solution.

The move, which displaced existing competitive server systems, was designed to help the company standardize and streamline business operations running on SAP. After implementing the IBM solution, Nakoda was able to reduce its IT costs by up to 20 per cent in one year, says a release.

The business of the BSE-listed Nakoda Limited is diverse - spanning from manufacturing of raw materials for the textile industry to wind farm equipment.

"We realize that to keep up with the changes in today's business environment we needed an integrated IT platform to make it easier for us to centrally plan, control and optimize workloads, while keeping data accuracy and integrity up-to date," said Devendra Jain, joint managing director, Nakoda Limited. "IBM's performance and its market leadership in Power Systems convinced us to replace our existing servers."

The integrated smarter computing solution is based on IBM's Power Systems built with IBM BladeCenter servers, IBM System Storage DS5020 and Tivoli Storage Manager.

 

The implementation of the solution was done with the help of IBM's Advanced Business Partner Innovative Telecom and Software.

"Nakoda chose IBM's Power Systems as it offers better performance and support for the SAP implementation. The Power architecture coupled with the AIX operating system is the most robust solution for a mission critical application like SAP and with superior TCO benefits and RAS features that ensures round-the-clock operation with minimal downtime", said Viswanath Ramaswamy, director -Power Systems, IBM India South Asia.